Cooling drum



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` COOLING DRUM Filed Jan. 2o. i936 1011./l M 3 V6 I INVENTOR MAX MARC GUGGENHEIM ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 4, 1938 OFFICE u COOLING ADRUM j Max Marc Guggenheim, Saginaw, Mich., assign-` or to Baker Perkins Company, Inc., Saginaw,

`Mich., a corporation of New York Application January 20,1936, Serial No. 59,894

, Claims.

This invention relates to vapparatus for cooling andsolidifying liquid, semi-liquid, or plastic materials or mixtures, such as molten confectionery, and pertains particularly to machines in which 5 the material to be cooled is deposited upon the periphery of a cooled rotating drum, from `which the solidified material is subsequently kremoved by scraping. Y

Specifically, the invention pertains to an improved system for distributing and circulating cooling medium over the `inner surface of the drum wall, andfwithdrawing the spent cooling medium from the drum. It has for its object the provision of an inexpensive and effective system of pipes and ducts for distributing the cooling medium evenly over the inner surface of the drum, together with means for directing and controlling the flow of the medium, `and pipes and ducts for collecting and withdrawing `from the drum the warmed cooling medium, whereby all parts of the drum surface will be uniformly cooled to the proper temperature for the material being treated.

In attaining this objectI provide a rotatably mounted cooling drum having a hollow rim, a plurality of transverse aperturled distributing pipes spaced apart circumferentially of theldrum Within the hollow rim, and a plurality of similar collector pipes spaced ,alternately between the distributing pipes. Radial ducts lead from the hubs of the drum to said distributing and collector ducts for supplying a coolingmedium, such as water, to the hollow rim and Vfor conducting it therefrom. The transverse distributing and `co1- lecting pipes are provided throughout their length with a plurality of orifices spaced appropriately across the drum surface to provide for a flow of cooling medium which will cool `the drum uniformly from edge to edge. `With the distributing and collector pipes spaced at close intervals peripherally of the drum, it is possible to maintain exceedingly uniform temperatures at all points on the drum surface.

Other features of the invention will be disclosed in the course of the following specification.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a cooling drum embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical section through the drum of Fig. l, taken along its axis.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken radially through the cooling drum along line 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing diagrammatically the ducts leading to and from the distributing and collector pipes on the hollow rim,

Y Fig. 4 is an enlarged section through the hollow rim shownin Fig. 3, showing in detail the distributing `and collector pipes and the bailles of the improved cooling system.4

Fig. 5 is an axialsection through `one of the- 5 hub fittings through which cooling medium"is supplied to and received from the ducts to the `distributing and collector pipes.

Fig. 6`is an enlarged vertical section through 4 thefleft-hand edge of the drum in Fig. 3, show- `10 Ying the assembly cf the walls of the hollow lrim and-the distributing pipes therein. i

Fig. 7 isV a tangential section through the rim of the drum, showing; the relative positions of adjacent distributing and collector pipes, and l5 their associatedsupply and outlet ducts. Referring `to Fig. 1 Va machine `incorporating the invention comprises a frame A, upon which is rotatably mounted a cooling drum B. `Re- `ferringtoFigs. 1 throughl, 6, and 7, drum B 20 comprises apair of circular end plates l provided vwith peripheral rims 2, between which ismounted `a cylindrical outer wall 3, the outer face of which constitu-tes the cooling surface. Spaced inwardly `from drum 3 and concentric jtherewith is an 25 inner wall 4, whiclnwith wall 3, defines acylindrical hollow rim.V i

Within the hollow rim are located a` plurality of parallel transverse distributing pipes 5, each of which is provided along opposite sides `with 30 orifices or jets 6 for the passage of cooling medium fromthe pipes intothe hollow rim circumferentially thereof. i Radial distributing "ducts T extend from the hub of the drum assembly to each of the pipesl intermediate its endsrfor the 35 'purpose of supplying uid cooling medium there]- to. 'At their inner ends, ducts 1 passputwardly through a side plate of the drum (at the left in Fig. 2), -communicating'lwith the interior of a hollow `hub 8^thro'ughp'orts S. `'IhroughakSuit- "40 able stuffing box (not shown) in the outer end of the hub, cooling medium is supplied thereto, flowing thence through ports 9 into ducts 'l and distributing pipes 5, which are spaced at equal intervals circumferentially of the hollow drum. 45 Midway between each pair of pipes is located a collector pipe I0 provided with orifices Il, preferably somewhat larger than the orifices 6 in pipes 5 for permitting spent cooling medium to flow into pipes I with a minimum of back pres- 50 sure. At the middle of each collector pipe Il) a return duet l2 similar to supply duct 'l is ccnnected, leading to the opposite side of the drum assembly. Here a second hollow hub i3 identical with hub 8 is provided to receive the spent cooling 55 medium conducted from the hollow rim by ducts I2.

To insure uniform cooling of the drum surface 3, pipes 5 and I0 are spaced therefrom by wire rods I4 which extend circumferentially of drum 3. By preventing contact of pipes 5 and Ill with the surface of the wall 3 of the drum localized cold spots are avoided. The rods I4 also hold the pipes 5 and I0 to the inner wall 4 and assist in keeping them in place.

Further, to insure an even flow of cooling medium over the inner surface of wall 3 there may'v be provided, between the distributing pipes 5 and collector pipes I0, transverse ow-retarding baifies I5, secured to the face of the inner wall 4 of the hollow rim. Bailles I5 extend the width of the drum surface, and partially close the passage between each pair of adjacent pipesA 5 and Ill. These baies, by breaking the force of cooling medium from jets 6 in pipes 5, tend to retard its flow somewhat, and spread it uniformly over the inner face of the drum Wall 3. They also cause more or less turbulence which improves the heatabsorption of the cooling fluid. Thus from one pipe 5 to its adjacent collector pipe I0 the coolingof the surface 3 will be substantially uniform.

The cooling medium may be any desired iiuid suited for the purpose, and may be supplied from refrigerating or temperature controlling apparatus appropriate to the temperature at the drum surface required for treating a given material. It is supplied to hub 8 through pipe IE (Fig. 1 and the spent fluid is withdrawn from the opposite hub by a similar connection (not shown).

While I have shown and described certain novel features of my invention, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions, and changes in the details of the device illustrated and in its operation may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a cooling drum for molten material comprising a cylindrical hollow rim, in combination, a plurality of distributing pipes within said hollow rim extending transversely from side to side thereof and spaced apart circumferentially of said rim, outlet orifices in the walls of said pipes to direct cooling medium circumferentially of said rim, a plurality of transverse collector pipes in said rim positioned alternately between said distributing pipes, orices in the walls of said pipes to receive fluid discharged from the adjacent outlet pipes, means for supplying cooling medium to said distributing pipes, and means for withdrawing spent cooling medium from said collector pipes.

2. A structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein transverse bailles are provided between adjacent distributing and collector pipes, said bailles being arranged to spread the flow of cooling vwater in the hollow rim over the inner face of the material cooling wall of the drum.

3. A structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein outlet orifices are provided along two side walls of each distributing pipe to direct cooling medium tangentially of said hollow rim, and orifices are provided along two sides of each collector pipe to receive fluid discharged from the adjacent distributing pipes, and transverse baffles are provided between the adjacent distributing and collector pipes to retard and spread the flow of cooling medium over the inner surface of the drum.

4. A rotatable cooling drum comprising in combination an outer cylindrical shell, an inner cylindricalvshell spaced from the inner wall of said outer shell to define therewith a hollow cylindrical rim, 'a plurality of distributing pipes within said rim spaced apart circumierentially of said rim and extending from side to side thereof, outlet orices spaced along the walls of said pipes, a plurality of collector pipes within said hollow rim positioned alternately between said distributing pipes and parallel thereto, inlet orifices spaced along the walls of said collector pipes, a plurality of supply ducts connected individually to each of said distributing pipes, a hollow hub at one side of the drum communicating with all of said supply ducts and connected through a gland with a source of cooling medium, a plurality of outlet ducts connected individually to each of said collector pipes, and a second hollow hub at the side of the drum opposite said rst hub, communicating with all of said outlet ducts and provided with an outlet for the spent cooling medium.

5. In a cooling drum for molten material comprising a cylindrical `hollow rim, in combination, a plurality of distributing pipes within said hollow rim and extending from side to side thereof and spaced apart circumferentally, of said rim, and outlet orifices disposed lengthwise of said pipes, a plurality of collector pipes positioned alternately between said'distributing pipes and having inlet orificesY disposed throughout their length, means for supplying cooling medium to said distributing pipes, and means for withdrawing spent cooling medium from said collector pipes, the outer walls of the said distributing and collector pipes being spaced apart from the inner face of the material cooling surface of the drum whereby localized cooling of the drum surface is avoided,

and rods are provided extending circumferenl tially of the drum and between the outer walls of said distributing and collector pipes and the inner surface of the material cooling wall of the drum.

MAXMARC GUGGENHEIM. 

